myriarch

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noun

The commander of a Mongolian tomen.

OriginAncient Greek μυριάρχης ← Old Persian *baivarapatiš ← Mongolian tümen-ü noyon →
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Meanings

nounmyriarch (plural myriarchs)

plural myriarchs

  1. A ruler or commander over 10,000 people, particularly
    1. historicalgovernmentThe commander of a Mongolian tomen.
    2. historicalgovernmentThe governor of a myriarchy in Mongolian Tibet.

Origin

  1. Mongoliantümen-ü noyon
  2. Old Persian*baivarapatiš
  3. Ancient Greekμυριάρχης
  4. Englishmyriarch

From Ancient Greek μυριάρχης (muriárkhēs) in Herodotus or μυρίαρχος (muríarkhos) in Xenophon, from μυρίος (muríos, “myriad, ten thousand”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs) or -αρχος (-arkhos, “-arch: ruler, commander”), calque of Old Persian *baivarapatiš. As a Mongolian commander, Calque of Mongolian tümen-ü noyon.

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Translations

French myriarque
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APA

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“myriarch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myriarch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myriarch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myriarch.

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